M20 eastbound Jct 8 to Jct 9 hardshoulder closure (72/0 to 72/9)

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M20 eastbound Jct 8 to Jct 9 hardshoulder closure (72/0 to 72/9)

Start time
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 8:11 AM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 2:00 PM
Duration
5 hours 49 minutes
Road
M20 – M20 Eastbound Between J8 And J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 8:11 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 10:09 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 2:00 PM
  • Latest update: M20 eastbound Jct 8 to Jct 9 hardshoulder closure (72/0 to 72/9)
Coordinates
51.224517, 0.701570
Latitude span
51.223920 – 51.225716
Longitude span
0.695252 – 0.707313
Bounding box centre
51.224818, 0.701283
Location descriptions
  • M20 eastbound between J8 and J9
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 8:11 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 2:00 PM
Feed window length
5 hours 49 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
other
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M20
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{364C1ED2-8128-4C2A-BDF1-D8E51E05C67E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
150 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.224065 0.705178
51.224062 0.705322
51.224017 0.706092
51.223959 0.706936
51.223921 0.7073
51.22392 0.707313

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M20
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{629DFB7B-1B17-4A7B-B874-E916FCD6726E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
83 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.224127 0.703988
51.224083 0.704786
51.224065 0.705178

Segment 3

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M20 eastbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M20
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1C50D982-8AC5-403D-946D-5B365826DDDC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
220 m
To Distance
860 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.225638 0.695473
51.225483 0.695979
51.225385 0.696317
51.225238 0.696839
51.22511 0.697318
51.225011 0.697699
51.224873 0.69825
51.224721 0.698972
51.224588 0.699694
51.224471 0.700461
51.224406 0.700944
51.224349 0.701442
51.224293 0.701954
51.224284 0.702034
51.224247 0.702353
51.224173 0.703236
51.224145 0.703664
51.224127 0.703988
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
28
First coordinate pair
0.705178, 51.224065
Road section segments
1
Road section points
28
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 8:11 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 10:09 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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